Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2014-06-09 13:45:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Rathika Sitsabaiesan",
        "fr": "Mme Rathika Sitsabaiesan"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3779815\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I find it funny that the member does not realize that there are many countries in the world where one cannot deny one's citizenship. For example, Canadians who may have been born in Canada or are naturalized Canadians and are of the Jewish faith have the right to return to Israel and claim their Israeli citizenship.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3779816\" data-originallang=\"en\">Bill <a data-HoCid=\"6401990\" href=\"/bills/41-2/C-24/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-24</a> says that for those who are dual nationals, or if the minister has reason to believe that they have a claim to another nationality, hence the example of a Jewish Canadian who potentially could have a claim to another nationality, the minister could, on his own volition, choose to revoke their citizenship. That is creating two tiers citizenship.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3779817\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Those who do not have that option could not have their citizenship revoked because it would create a situation of statelessness. However, those who could be dual nationals or potentially have a claim to another citizenship could have their citizenship revoked. That would mean that there would be those who are full citizens and those who are kind of citizens. That is two tiers of citizenship.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3779815\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, il est curieux que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 ne se rende pas compte que, dans de nombreux pays du globe, on ne peut pas refuser la citoyennet\u00e9 \u00e0 quelqu'un. Par exemple, des Canadiens de naissance ou naturalis\u00e9s qui sont de foi juive ont le droit de retourner en Isra\u00ebl et de revendiquer la citoyennet\u00e9 isra\u00e9lienne.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3779816\" data-originallang=\"en\">Aux termes du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"6401990\" href=\"/bills/41-2/C-24/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-24</a>, le ministre peut, de son propre chef, r\u00e9voquer la citoyennet\u00e9 canadienne des personnes qui ont une double citoyennet\u00e9 et de celles pour lesquelles il a des raisons de croire qu'elle peuvent revendiquer une autre nationalit\u00e9, comme dans l'exemple du Canadien Juif. Cette possibilit\u00e9 cr\u00e9e deux cat\u00e9gories de citoyennet\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3779817\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ceux qui n'ont pas cette option ne peuvent pas voir leur citoyennet\u00e9 r\u00e9voqu\u00e9e, parce qu'ils deviendraient alors apatrides. Cependant, ceux qui pourraient avoir une double citoyennet\u00e9 ou revendiquer une autre nationalit\u00e9 pourraient voir leur citoyennet\u00e9 r\u00e9voqu\u00e9e. Cela voudrait dire qu'il y a des citoyens \u00e0 part enti\u00e8re et des citoyens de second ordre. Il s'agit l\u00e0 de deux cat\u00e9gories de citoyennet\u00e9.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2014/6/9/rathika-sitsabaiesan-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/rathika-sitsabaiesan/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4115/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8408006",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act",
        "fr": "Loi renfor\u00e7ant la citoyennet\u00e9 canadienne"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Report Stage",
        "fr": "\u00c9tape du rapport"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2014/6/9/",
    "related": {
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    }
}